AUTOMATION IMPACT ON RAILROAD WORKERS

BRT Leader Testifies on Automation Subcommittee Told Protection Needed. For All RR Workers Continued from Page 1 The BRT chieftain brought to the subcommittees at tention the stepped up rate in technological advance on the railroads since the close of World War II Whereas only 10 per cent of the countrys freight serv ice was dieselized in 1946 today diesels make up more than 90 per cent of railroad motive power he said. And diesels make it possible he a d d e d for the railroads to send out longer trains with heavier loads per car. He pointed out various forms of automation on the rail roads robot tracklaying equipment radio and telephonic communications equipment centralized traffic controls auto matic signaling devices power switches and automatic car retarders.

One Million Jobs Gone More than one million jobs have vanished in the railroad industry since the early 1920s due to inroads made by com petitive forms of transportation increased mechanization dieselization and automatization the BRT head said. How is automation affecting jobs on the railroads Here are some examples which President Kennedy set before the subcommittee Construction of a new and modern classification yard on Sea board Air Line at.